In Our Own Words: The Rialto’s Lee Foster optimistic about making hearts soar in 2022
Lee Foster is executive director of the Rialto Center for the Arts at Georgia State University. She is the former...
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Sweetwater: All Musicians Should Visit This Fort Wayne Music Superstore
Whether you’re a church pianist, a burgeoning guitar hero or a hobby drummer, Fort Wayne’s Sweetwater Sound is a pilgrimage...
What to do, see and hear: KAWS PRINTS, Kit Modus, holiday offerings and more
ART+DESIGN Mason Fine Art has an interesting group show happening at its Miami Circle gallery. It includes work by photographers...
Look Out for Low Notes Music Book for Kids is Here!
A couple of years ago I had the privilege of reviewing what has become my favorite kids book about music:...
#071: Catching students up in the music room
#071: Catching students up in the music room - Mrs. Miracle's Music Room This website uses cookies to improve your...
7 Self-Care Tips for Music Educators
Teaching music is a creative job that relies heavily on human interaction and personal connections with your students. While this...
In the Key of B-flat Major
There’s a special nobility to B-flat Major. Open and expressive, it’s regarded as an uplifting key, full of hope and...
Struggling to Get a Tricky Passage up to Tempo? Why Slow, Accurate Practice May Actually Be the Problem.
It’s been said that we must learn to walk before we can run. And I’m guessing there’s probably a lot...
Spotify trials a TikTok-like vertical feed for discovering new music
Spotify is testing a new feature called Discover that lets users scroll through a feed of vertical videos and skip...
Musical censorship in Poland
The celebrated Polish composer Paweł Szymański has issued the following statement. The piece that was heard in place of Szymański's...
Diploma Day 2021 – notes
Frances Wilson (AKA The Cross-Eyed Pianist) has written detailed notes on all aspects of taking a diploma, from choosing a...
Prioritization: Accentuate the Right Things
I once heard a music professor say, "if everything is accented, nothing is accented." We've all seen a 16-bar phrase...
5 Time Burglars to Avoid
Time is a precious commodity. As music teachers, we not only have to protect classroom time, but we have to...
A little bit of housekeeping
I’ve been writing a sister blog, A Piano Teacher Writes…. with a special focus on piano teaching, since 2011, but...
10 Ways to Enjoy the Holiday Season Just South of Indy
It wouldn’t be the holiday season for my family if we didn’t take in a holiday concert or show together,...
“There is nothing like the sound of voices joined in singing…. It’s a very spiritual experience….”
Karen Gibson, MBE, director of The Kingdom Choir Who or what inspired you to pursue a career in music? Ultimately,...
Labyrinths – an immersive ‘mixtape’ for our strange times
Listening in not-quite-darkness, with only the dim light from my bedside clock radio, I heard An Ending (Ascent) by Brian...
Evidence That Too Much Repetition and Consistency in Practice Could Potentially Hinder the Learning Process (WHAT?!)
I remember sitting in on a master class one summer in which my friend was playing for the Russian cellist...
Rhapsody of confusion
Written by: Ron Coleman In which we consider the musical question: Gershwin as a Trademark? Originally posted 2011-03-11 17:23:34. Republished...
What to see, hear and do: Aurora’s home, Emory Dance, “Little Things,” more
THEATER Some holiday sparkle will help inaugurate the new 500-seat Grand Stage Theatre of the Lawrenceville Arts Center, as Aurora...
Tidal Now Offers A Free Subscription Tier
When Tidal first launched, the company tried to set themselves apart from the competition by offering high-quality streams. Unfortunately, this...